Kevin Miles

Programs/Departments

Degrees

Ph.D., DePaul University

M.A., Villanova University

M.A., Villanova University

B.A., Philadelphia College of Bible

Selected Courses

Ancient Greek Philosophy: In Search of a "Pure" Politics in Plato's RepublicEarlham Seminar: 'Are You My Mother' & Other Questions Concerning IdentityEarlham Seminar: Enemies of the State in "The Dark Knight Returns" & "V for Vendetta" Ethics: Antigonistic Ethics Introduction to Philosophy: The Ethics of Ancient Greek Philosophy May Term: "King Kong, the White Woman, & Other Degenerates" Seminar: Anti-Black racism in the History of Philosophy Seminar: Philosophy and Ethics in an Age of Technology Seminar: Philosophy & Violence W. E. B. Du Bois and the Economy of the Color Line

Biography

Kevin Miles’ philosophy classes span centuries, continents, and languages — drawing on texts from “Antigone” to “Are You My Mother?” Kevin also teaches Film Studies, and often incorporates films into his seminars for first-year students. Kevin regularly presents his research, and serves on the faculty advisory committee for the humanities research semester at Newberry Library in Chicago.

“I have chosen to teach at Earlham because of Earlham's commitment to a teaching and learning process dedicated to awakening and cultivating the ‘teacher within’ our students,” Kevin says.

Professional Memberships

Earlham College, an independent, residential college, aspires to provide the highest-quality undergraduate education in the liberal arts, including the sciences, shaped by the distinctive perspectives of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).